In its FY2010 Report to Congress on the Implementation of The Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget noted the number of Federal cyber incidents had increased approximately 39% from FY2009, while total incidents nationally decreased. More that 41,000 of the 107,000 malicious attacks reported by the US-CERT in FY2010 were specific to Federal agency operations. It is undeniable that the thre...

Two Ways to Participate: Watch the Live Broadcast Online Watch the event online as Cricket presents from Washington D.C. A lucky online viewer from each broadcast will be selected to win an iPad 2®! Join us online or in-person on June 7 as world IPv6 expert Cricket Liu, author of several books on DNS and IPv6, presents a variety of IPv6 topics, including: IPv6 basics Setting up forward- and reverse-mapping with AAAA and PTR records Running...

As the economy begins to slowly recover it essential to look ahead to the different kinds of leadership that will be required for organizations, whether they are public or private, to meet their objectives. The new economic reality requires executives to do more with less which means bench strength and the development of high potential employees has never been more critical to success. It is essential that organizations understand the quality...

Recent changes within the government have given federal employees cause for concern. Reduced resources, shifting priorities, and environment and political changes can have a de-motivating effect on employees and directly impact work relationships. As changes are introduced into agencies, it is vital that employees remain engaged, motivated, and empowered. Reserve your space now to join Ken Blanchard and other leadership and development profess...

GTRA Infrastructure/Security/Enterprise Architecture Council Meeting - May 22-24, 2011 - Bedford, PA The invitation-only GTRA Technology Council Meeting is an opportunity for Government IT leaders to come together to collaborate, network, and share best practices and lessons learned across the areas paramount in ensuring success around our nation’s technology initiatives. Sessions will focus on critical issues such as OMB's "25-Point Fe...

The 42nd International Symposium on Forms and Business Processes will be held on May 16 - 19, 2011 at the Tremont Plaza in Baltimore, MD. BFMA is the only provider of training and information specifically developed for forms and business process professionals. This year BFMA Symposium Baltimore will be offering a dedicated track about government form processes entitled the Evolution of the US Department of State's Electronic Forms Program plus...

This seminar features Dr. Mark Addelson of George Mason University Graduate School of Public Policy, presenting Talk and Tools: The Terrible Twins of Knowledge Work and Knowledge Management and Portal Solutions' Chief Architect and noted Search expert, Val Orekhov presenting Search for Tomorrow: Effective Enterprise Search and Contextual Knowledge. Knowledge Management (KM) is a complex topic that has generated much interest in recent years. T...

The Federal Contractors Roundtable provides a highly-relevant forum where business leaders and industry professionals can discuss current and upcoming legislative, agency-specific policy and regulatory changes impacting how they find and win government sector business. This Month's Topic: Getting the Meeting - Who, Why and What Works? You can spend every waking moment going to meeting after meeting without netting tangible results. Who are the...

The Federal Contractors Roundtable provides a highly-relevant forum where business leaders and industry professionals can discuss current and upcoming legislative, agency-specific policy and regulatory changes impacting how they find and win government sector business. This Month's Topic:Getting the Meeting - Who, Why and What Works? You can spend every waking moment going to meeting after meeting without netting tangible results. Who are the...

IT decision makers in federal government face unprecedented opportunities for providing new and improved technologies and services, but also some very tough challenges. They must finds ways to support more open and participatory government, improve project performance, and drive IT transformation and reform. At the same time, increasingly complex threats to federal IT systems are forcing government IT professionals to seek new technologies an...